The dance of opposites
Subtitle: explorations in mediation, dialogue and conflict resolution systems design
By: Kenneth Cloke
Publisher: GoodMedia Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Dallas, Texas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780991114801
Subjects: Mediation; Conflict management; Interpersonal relations; Negotiation; Study and teaching
Description: "The Dance of Opposites: Explorations in Mediation, Dialogue and Conflict Resolution Systems Design explores a new vision for conflict resolution, a “conflict revolution” that analyzes the use of language in conflict, the narrative structure of conflict stories, and how the brain responds to conflict. It surveys religion, spirituality and meditation, and searches for ways of opening heartfelt communications between opponents. The Dance of Opposites also looks at social, political, and environmental conflicts, and offers suggestions on how to organize and conduct dialogues over difficult, dangerous, and controversial issues. It identifies new ways of designing conflict resolution systems for family and couples disputes, and for chronic organizational conflicts, and encourages us to use conflict to learn and grow, become better human beings, and transform it into opportunities for improvement."--Publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The language of conflict; title: The Narrative structure of conflict stories; title: Building bridges between psychology and conflict resolution; title: Bringing oxytocin into the room; title: How to mediate religiously without religious beliefs; title: Mediation and meditation; title: Using heartfelt communication and conflict resolution systems; title: Conflict, climate change and environmental catastrophe; title: Let's talk politics; title: An introduction to mediating chronic organizational conflicts; title: Politics and values in mediation; title: The Dance of opposites; title: Conflict and movements for social change; title: Mediation, law and justice.